backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
in proportion to; just as much as
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
to mix; to stir; to blend
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
wise saying; famous saying
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
throng; gathering of people
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
sphere; counter for balls